Video: Enduring Influence - Rome, Greece, and Byzantium

Summary:

Description: Pompeii: Preserved in Time (32 min.)—Examines the final 24 hours for the people of this ancient Roman city before the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius. Greece: One Out of Many (4 min.)—Traces how an assortment of city-states in the Aegean became one of the world’s most complex and influential cultures. The Rise of Rome’s Empire (5 min.)—Shows how Rome’s emperors swept away the old republic, created a vast empire, and came into conflict with a new religion, Christianity. Byzantium and Its Roman Ideals (5 min.)—Reviews the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and how its surviving Eastern empire kept alive its achievements and heritage. © 2005 Discovery Channel School Grades: 9-12      (55 minutes)

Segments:

Pompeii: Preserved in Time (31:29)
Pompeii: A Volcanic Mystery (01:50)
Uncovering the Site at Pompeii (03:19)
Pompeii: Examining the Skeletons (04:09)
Vesuvius' A.D. 79 Eruption (04:23)
An Early, Fatal Hesitation at Pompeii (04:18)
Deciding to Flee or Stay at Pompeii (03:19)
Pompeii's Last Breath (05:06)
Determining Pompeii's Death Toll (04:40)
Greece: One of Many (04:27)
The Rise of Rome's Empire (04:38)
Byzantium and Its Roman Ideals (05:02)